diff --git a/.pql/changelog/ticket_history/2026-06.sql b/.pql/changelog/ticket_history/2026-06.sql
index 47d57fb5..1265c4f8 100644
--- a/.pql/changelog/ticket_history/2026-06.sql
+++ b/.pql/changelog/ticket_history/2026-06.sql
@@ -3179,3 +3179,4 @@ INSERT INTO ticket_history (ticket_record_id, field, old_value, new_value, chang
 INSERT INTO ticket_history (ticket_record_id, field, old_value, new_value, changed_by, changed_at, created_at, updated_at, deleted_at, hash, canonical_version) VALUES ('06FB37JZSFZKWPK9PDFYJY2YC0', 'status', 'backlog', 'ready', NULL, '2026-06-10 13:00:19', '2026-06-10 13:00:19', '2026-06-10 13:00:19', NULL, 'a394b4a8b72a7bc99c7fc1a1ac6a2f19', 2) ON CONFLICT(hash) DO NOTHING;
 INSERT INTO ticket_history (ticket_record_id, field, old_value, new_value, changed_by, changed_at, created_at, updated_at, deleted_at, hash, canonical_version) VALUES ('06FB2TY91VHK7TPKPMZ11EG3TM', 'status', 'ready', 'done', NULL, '2026-06-10 13:00:29', '2026-06-10 13:00:29', '2026-06-10 13:00:29', NULL, '25246286c46b36a114817316658049c7', 2) ON CONFLICT(hash) DO NOTHING;
 INSERT INTO ticket_history (ticket_record_id, field, old_value, new_value, changed_by, changed_at, created_at, updated_at, deleted_at, hash, canonical_version) VALUES ('06FB1S7613SYF0M9XQT5JNWM40', 'status', 'ready', 'done', NULL, '2026-06-10 13:15:15', '2026-06-10 13:15:15', '2026-06-10 13:15:15', NULL, '9cea01c55347a9c347bd195d322dd004', 2) ON CONFLICT(hash) DO NOTHING;
+INSERT INTO ticket_history (ticket_record_id, field, old_value, new_value, changed_by, changed_at, created_at, updated_at, deleted_at, hash, canonical_version) VALUES ('06FB37JZSFZKWPK9PDFYJY2YC0', 'status', 'ready', 'done', NULL, '2026-06-10 13:18:57', '2026-06-10 13:18:57', '2026-06-10 13:18:57', NULL, '02a8ea1b2623be255101f56c077f63ee', 2) ON CONFLICT(hash) DO NOTHING;
diff --git a/.pql/changelog/tickets/2026-06.sql b/.pql/changelog/tickets/2026-06.sql
index 51573686..cbe073a3 100644
--- a/.pql/changelog/tickets/2026-06.sql
+++ b/.pql/changelog/tickets/2026-06.sql
@@ -2448,3 +2448,4 @@ Today only the thin margin around the lightbox dismisses. The DialogRouter host
 Fix: make taps that land outside the actual image bounds dismiss — e.g. add an onTap to the lightbox''s outer GestureDetector that calls onDismiss when the tap is not on the image (InteractiveViewer child), rather than relying on the host backdrop only reaching the 6% margin. Preserve double-tap-to-reset, scroll-to-zoom, and pan; a single tap on empty canvas closes, a tap/drag on the image does not.
 
 Acceptance: single click on the dimmed area surrounding the image closes the lightbox; clicking/dragging/zooming the image does not; Esc and the x still close.', 'done', 'low', NULL, NULL, NULL, '2026-06-10 09:37:31', '2026-06-10 13:15:15', NULL, '2c16b97db9098d73e122bfbaba2b74eb', 2) ON CONFLICT(record_id) DO UPDATE SET type=excluded.type, parent_record_id=excluded.parent_record_id, title=excluded.title, description=excluded.description, status=excluded.status, priority=excluded.priority, assigned_to=excluded.assigned_to, team=excluded.team, decision_ref=excluded.decision_ref, updated_at=excluded.updated_at, deleted_at=excluded.deleted_at, hash=excluded.hash, canonical_version=excluded.canonical_version WHERE excluded.updated_at > tickets.updated_at OR (excluded.updated_at = tickets.updated_at AND excluded.hash > tickets.hash);
+INSERT INTO tickets (record_id, type, parent_record_id, title, description, status, priority, assigned_to, team, decision_ref, created_at, updated_at, deleted_at, hash, canonical_version) VALUES ('06FB37JZSFZKWPK9PDFYJY2YC0', 'task', '06FB0TNQM5TWC00GW0P3X02HZW', 'Deny & simplify note: don''t narrate the reformulation, just retry simpler', 'The T-311 ''Deny & simplify'' note prompts Claude to retry in a simpler form, but Claude tends to narrate the change (''right, splitting that command'', etc.) instead of silently retrying. Add a clause to the preformatted note (lib/builtin/claude/src/prompt_card.dart _kDenySimplifyNote) telling Claude NOT to narrate or re-explain the changes it makes — just proceed as it was, only simpler. Target: a quiet simpler retry, no commentary. Surfaced live while the button was tested against git commands.', 'done', 'low', NULL, NULL, NULL, '2026-06-10 13:00:06', '2026-06-10 13:18:57', NULL, 'd63c15b0903f860a85dd1b437e96c388', 2) ON CONFLICT(record_id) DO UPDATE SET type=excluded.type, parent_record_id=excluded.parent_record_id, title=excluded.title, description=excluded.description, status=excluded.status, priority=excluded.priority, assigned_to=excluded.assigned_to, team=excluded.team, decision_ref=excluded.decision_ref, updated_at=excluded.updated_at, deleted_at=excluded.deleted_at, hash=excluded.hash, canonical_version=excluded.canonical_version WHERE excluded.updated_at > tickets.updated_at OR (excluded.updated_at = tickets.updated_at AND excluded.hash > tickets.hash);
diff --git a/lib/builtin/claude/src/prompt_card.dart b/lib/builtin/claude/src/prompt_card.dart
index 24c5515e..b416aed1 100644
--- a/lib/builtin/claude/src/prompt_card.dart
+++ b/lib/builtin/claude/src/prompt_card.dart
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ const _kOther = '\u0000other';
 const _kDenySimplifyNote = 'Denied — this action is too complex for the permission system to approve cleanly. '
     'Please retry with a simpler, more granular approach (break it into smaller steps or use a plainer command) '
     'to avoid this permission prompt. This is a one-off for THIS action only: do not add a memory and do not '
-    'change permission settings — just reformulate and try again.';
+    'change permission settings — just reformulate and try again. Do not narrate or explain the change; '
+    'proceed silently with the simpler version.';
 
 class ToolPromptCard extends StatefulWidget {
   const ToolPromptCard({super.key, required this.prompt, required this.onResolve});
diff --git a/test/builtin/claude/prompt_card_test.dart b/test/builtin/claude/prompt_card_test.dart
index cfb7f261..75380c32 100644
--- a/test/builtin/claude/prompt_card_test.dart
+++ b/test/builtin/claude/prompt_card_test.dart
@@ -242,6 +242,8 @@ void main() {
     // The clause that keeps Claude off the permission surface.
     expect(msg, contains('do not add a memory'));
     expect(msg, contains('change permission settings'));
+    // …and the clause that tells it not to narrate the reformulation (T-328).
+    expect(msg, contains('Do not narrate'));
   });
 
   testWidgets('permission: Deny & simplify appends the user note rather than discarding it (T-311)', (tester) async {